Eugene “Gene” Kolker, PhD, is a highly accomplished and enterprising visionary specializing in developing, scaling, and selling innovative digital solutions across diverse industries. Known as a results-oriented executive, he has a unique blend of entrepreneurial, academic, and corporate background. Gene is an experienced strategist who drives revenue growth, econometric forecasting, and facilitating digital, data-driven transformation. A seasoned, hands-on, award-winning executive with high-caliber interpersonal relationship, leadership, management, and coaching skills, Gene has a proven ability to thrive in dynamically changing environments requiring timely and data-driven decision-making.

His areas of specialization include AI, Economics, Machine Learning (ML), Technology Innovation, Digital Transformation, Business Strategy

A few of Gene’s key accomplishments include:

• Over 20 years of experience in AI, ML, data science, technology, economics, and digital strategy, working with startups, consulting and advisory firms, Fortune 100, and governmental agencies.

• Defined and executed a data, analytics, and digital strategy and operating model that resulted in improved business and financial outcomes, reduced costs, and a 390% increase in company revenue.

• Published over 130 peer-reviewed papers in 50 different journals (e.g. Science, Nature, PNAS). Top papers are among the most cited in machine learning, data science, and proteomics (4,800 and 4,300 citations). Published an award-winning paper in Metabolomics.

• Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Technology Management and Innovation, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University. Current courses for graduate students: “AI Business Innovation” and “Advanced Business Analytics”.

• Formerly: Division of Biomedical and Health Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle and Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, College of Science, Northeastern University, Boston.

• Recipient of numerous awards, including being named one of the “Top Three Innovators” by HIMSS.